Crime & Safety
Decatur Parents Arrested In Infant's Drug-Related Death
A one-year-old child died from an alleged drug overdose, and now the parents are facing charges.
DECATUR, GA — Police have arrested the Decatur parents of an infant who allegedly died after ingesting an overdose of prescription drugs at their home. On Tuesday, DeKalb sheriffs arrested Rachelle Rattrey, 24, and Tabares Tony Wadley, 26, on charges of felony second degree murder, felony second degree child cruelty, and misdemeanor violation of the Georgia controlled substance act (possession of an ounce of less of marijuana).
Arrest warrants for the couple said the one year-old male victim was unresponsive when emergency services answered a 911 call to a Bermuda Run Court residence earlier this year. A search warrant found the presence of numerous prescription drug containers on the floor of the residence along with less than an ounce of marijuana.
The couple are currently in the DeKalb County jail.
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